Star Wars lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's hand sells for $3.75M
A collection of iconic Hollywood props, including a Star Wars lightsaber and rugs from The Big Lebowski, sold for millions at a recent auction. The lightsaber set a record for the highest price ever paid for a Star Wars prop.
Why it matters
The high prices reflect the enduring cultural and financial value of entertainment memorabilia among private collectors.
A lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” has sold for $3.75 million at auction.
Heritage Auctions announced the results of its Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on Monday.
The lightsaber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill in the climactic Cloud City fight where Darth Vader declares “I am your father” in the 1980 “Star Wars” sequel, included a severed hand effects rig used for when Vader sliced it off.
Heritage said the price was the highest ever fetched for a prop used in a “Star Wars” film.
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